The economically successful operation of partly mechanized small scale mines in Ghana could fill the gap between large scale, industrial and foreign controlled mining operations and the artisanal (or "galamsey") small scale ...

This book attempts to outline the history of gold mining and related subjects like marketing, trading and use of gold from the legendary times until today. The work will not limit itself to the borders of present day Ghana ...

This publication is the continuation of a previous presentation of the operation and cost analysis of the partly mechanised Tetrem small scale gold mine which discussed in detail the mining, safety and environmental aspects ...

With reference to various publications in newspapers on Small Scale Mining or Galamsey or activities of illegal small miners in Ghana and sometimes very agressive comments or demands voiced by representatives of industrial ...

Financed by the MAVA Foundation (Switzerland), the Michael Succow Foundation (MSF), in cooperation with various experts from Azerbaijan, conducted a detailed gap analysis of potential future protected areas in Azerbaijan. ...

The paper presents results of multiproxy-investigations of a 3 m long sediment section from the Glowe Palaeolake, covering the period Pre-Bølling to the middle of the Preboreal. The Lateglacial and early Holocene landscape ...

The results indicate that every bromeliad tank is a unique island with respect to its resident microbial community. The presence of methanogens and active methanotrophs in all tank slurries further indicates the potential ...

Die vorliegende quantitative Befragung unter den Bewohnern des Biosphärenreservates Schaalsee untersucht, wie die Menschen ihre Region, Natur und Landschaft und das Biosphärenreservat wahrnehmen und einschätzen. Die ...

After a long decline of gold production in Ghana since 1986 the gold mining sector is recovering and mainly foreign investment led to substantial exploration efforts as well as to the opening up of new mines and/or ...